Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category
The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy
It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them.
As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is a [...]
What I got for Christmas (besides fat)
This year I got a Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash which is Canon’s most powerful flash unit for SLR’s
It will work great with my Canon 40D which is a digital SLR. I have always had an interest in photography and did a photography course in Italy last October. Plus I would like to [...]
Review of photography Course/Holiday in Abruzzo, Italy
As mentioned in my earlier posts, I decided to go on a 5 day photography course in Italy from 30th September to 4th October.
The morning of the 30th September started with:
Taxi ride at 03:10 from my house to the MK temporary coach station (temporary because the new one is being rebuilt following a fire)
Coach from [...]
I HATE the Company Shopper Discounts (operated by Webloyalty International Ltd)
As my 5 day photography course/holiday in Italy is next week, I thought it would be a good idea to arrange the travel to and from the airports.
Unfortunately I can’t leave my car at Stanstead airport where I am flying out of because I’ll coming back via Gatwick airport. I got quotes for taxis to [...]
I’m going to Abruzzo, Italy for a photography course! (30th Sep – 4th Oct 2009)
I have some nice camera equipment and I love taking photographs, but I haven’t been on a course. So I have been looking at courses on the Internet and I stumbled upon this one by frui which is a 5 day course, based in Abruzzo, Italy.
2 bonuses of this course are:
I haven’t been to Italy [...]
Holiday ideas (for me!)?
I have the next 2 weeks off as holiday from work but no plans. I was hoping to stay in my apartment in Nice, France for a few days, but it got rented out again as soon as the previous tenant had moved out.
A friend has invited me to go walking with him in the [...]
Questars Race 1 – 28 March 2009 – New Forest, Hampshire
I entered Race 1 of the 2009 Questars Adventure Race with Steve. We entered the 6 hour Questars Trio format as mens pair team, so it was mountain biking, running and kayaking.
The morning started off very cold. I looked around and I was the only person in shorts and t-shirt, so I nipped over to [...]
A day at the NEC, Birmingham (Focus on Imaging 2009 and Boat and Caravan Show)
Last Sunday I went to 2 shows at the NEC – Focus on Imaging 2009 and the Boat and Caravan show.
The Outdoor show was just caravans, motorhomes, portable homes, tents, boats, etc. All interesting but nothing I lusted after (except maybe a kayak).
Some of the motor-homes were VERY expensive yet I thought few were of [...]
Items on ebay
Tonight I have posted a 75-300mm Canon camera lense and a Polar F6 watch with heart rate monitor onto ebay.
The reasons I’m selling them are:
I’ve bought myself a 75-300mm image stabilised version of the same lens
I bought a Garmin Forerunner 50 to replace the Polar F6. Mainly because the interface between the F6 and the [...]
New Camera – Canon 40D!
A few months ago I heard that the Canon 450D was coming out, so I sold my Canon 350D on ebay and eagerly awaited its release.
Then once the 450D came out I did a little research (here and on other websites and magazines) and found out that the 40D (which had been out for a [...]